The Divine ComedyThe Divine ComedyDante’s InfernoDante’s Inferno

By: Dante AlighieriBy: Dante Alighieri

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IronyIrony This made Dante Alighieri’s Epic Poem This made Dante Alighieri’s Epic Poem The Divine The Divine

ComedyComedy much better because it gave you a new much better because it gave you a new perspective of Hellperspective of Hell

The 9The 9thth Circle of Hell is not what most people would Circle of Hell is not what most people would expectexpect Most would expect fire and burningMost would expect fire and burning Instead Dante believes it is frozenInstead Dante believes it is frozen Lucifer is considered God of IceLucifer is considered God of Ice

Also it is Ironic that Traitors receive the worst Also it is Ironic that Traitors receive the worst punishmentpunishment Judas, Brutus, and Cassius are chewed on by Satan’s 3 Judas, Brutus, and Cassius are chewed on by Satan’s 3

mouthsmouths In all the other Circles there were countless amounts of In all the other Circles there were countless amounts of

soulssouls It’s ironic that by betraying Caesar they would get the worst It’s ironic that by betraying Caesar they would get the worst

punishmentpunishment

ToneTone

Tone adds a lot to Tone adds a lot to InfernoInferno It is a dark and evil ToneIt is a dark and evil ToneThis is done to show what a horrible and This is done to show what a horrible and

awful place Hell would be to go toawful place Hell would be to go toBy doing this it allows Dante to get his By doing this it allows Dante to get his

point across about Hell and the fear he feltpoint across about Hell and the fear he felt

VoiceVoice

Voice is seen in a couple different ways Voice is seen in a couple different ways because the author, narrator, and main because the author, narrator, and main character are all Dantecharacter are all Dante

He talks with Virgil and speaks to many of He talks with Virgil and speaks to many of the beings in Hellthe beings in HellBut he also tells the story as the narratorBut he also tells the story as the narrator

You are lead to believe he has a very kind voiceYou are lead to believe he has a very kind voiceThe same is believed of Virgil, Dante’s guideThe same is believed of Virgil, Dante’s guide

ImageryImagery

This is seen all throughout the poemThis is seen all throughout the poemThe description of the gates of Hell bring The description of the gates of Hell bring

horrible image to your mindhorrible image to your mindThe way Lucifer is described allows you to The way Lucifer is described allows you to

try and understand Dante’s feartry and understand Dante’s fearThe Imagery really allows you to feel as if The Imagery really allows you to feel as if

you are there experiencing every horror you are there experiencing every horror and agonyand agony

Paradise LostParadise LostBy: John MiltonBy: John Milton

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IronyIronyThis is seen in a couple different partsThis is seen in a couple different partsThe obvious one is Adam and Eve living The obvious one is Adam and Eve living

and enjoying their life, but being fully and enjoying their life, but being fully unaware that they are about to be targeted unaware that they are about to be targeted by Satanby Satan

Of course the other being that in the Of course the other being that in the beginning when the Devils are first seen beginning when the Devils are first seen they are described as these awesome and they are described as these awesome and powerful beingspowerful beingsThe irony being when they rebelled in Heaven The irony being when they rebelled in Heaven

they did not manage to destroy a single angelthey did not manage to destroy a single angel

ToneTone

Tone gives you a good idea of what’s Tone gives you a good idea of what’s going on in going on in Paradise LostParadise Lost

It allows you to feel in a way how the It allows you to feel in a way how the characters would feelcharacters would feel

It is mostly a serious tone overallIt is mostly a serious tone overallAt the beginning and during the battles it At the beginning and during the battles it

become a tone of despairbecome a tone of despairOf course during the battles it is also a Of course during the battles it is also a

very tense tonevery tense tone

VoiceVoice

When voice is used it is hard to know When voice is used it is hard to know because there are no quotesbecause there are no quotes

It is believed that Satan’s voice is very It is believed that Satan’s voice is very powerful and possibly even over-poweringpowerful and possibly even over-powering

ImageryImagery

This is seen a lotThis is seen a lotWith the images of the battles and in the With the images of the battles and in the

beginning the image of Satan lying, beginning the image of Satan lying, chained to the lake of fire in Hell after chained to the lake of fire in Hell after falling from Heavenfalling from Heaven